May 28, 2013 by Pritam Paul/0 Comment(s)

AIM

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Description

AIM is evolving. We’ve redesigned our app from the ground up to give you the best way to keep in touch with people and groups. Start or join a group chat, share images and your location, and continue conversations with your desktop and web clients seamlessly.Features:
– Connect to Facebook Chat and Google Talk in your chat networks settings
– Chat with a friend or group of friends with the new “Start a Chat” button
– Customize your groups with features like add/kick members and edit group icon
– Share photos and your location without leaving the conversation
– Copy and paste messages by long pressing on a message
– Tap on icons to quickly view user details or group chat settings
– See your social notifications for activity on your AIM, Twitter, Instagram and Facebook accounts
– NEW! See your news feed updates from AIM, Facebook and Instagram in one easy to navigate window
– NEW! Like and comment on AIM and Facebook updates without leaving the app
– Chat with your friends from AIM, Facebook and Google chat networks
– Go “Off the Record” with a friend in your conversation
– Clear your message history directly from the conversation menu
– Update your incoming message sound alerts
– Update your LED notification color

App Screenshots

What’s New

What’s in this version:

New in v2.7.0.1
* Fixed issue where closing recent chats may crash and close the app

Permissions

THIS APPLICATION HAS ACCESS TO THE FOLLOWING:

YOUR LOCATION
APPROXIMATE LOCATION (NETWORK-BASED)

Allows the app to get your approximate location. This location is derived by location services using network location sources such as cell towers and Wi-Fi. These location services must be turned on and available to your device for the app to use them. Apps may use this to determine approximately where you are.

PRECISE LOCATION (GPS AND NETWORK-BASED)

Allows the app to get your precise location using the Global Positioning System (GPS) or network location sources such as cell towers and Wi-Fi. These location services must be turned on and available to your device for the app to use them. Apps may use this to determine where you are, and may consume additional battery power.
NETWORK COMMUNICATION
FULL NETWORK ACCESS

Allows the app to create network sockets and use custom network protocols. The browser and other applications provide means to send data to the internet, so this permission is not required to send data to the internet.
PHONE CALLS
READ PHONE STATUS AND IDENTITY

Allows the app to access the phone features of the device. This permission allows the app to determine the phone number and device IDs, whether a call is active, and the remote number connected by a call.
STORAGE
MODIFY OR DELETE THE CONTENTS OF YOUR USB STORAGE MODIFY OR DELETE THE CONTENTS OF YOUR SD CARD

Allows the app to write to the USB storage. Allows the app to write to the SD card.

HARDWARE CONTROLS
CONTROL VIBRATION

Allows the app to control the vibrator.
NETWORK COMMUNICATION
VIEW NETWORK CONNECTIONS

Allows the app to view information about network connections such as which networks exist and are connected.

VIEW WI-FI CONNECTIONS

Allows the app to view information about Wi-Fi networking, such as whether Wi-Fi is enabled and name of connected Wi-Fi devices.
DEFAULT
TEST ACCESS TO PROTECTED STORAGE TEST ACCESS TO PROTECTED STORAGE

Allows the app to test a permission for USB storage that will be available on future devices. Allows the app to test a permission for the SD card that will be available on future devices.